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June 29, 2020 09:56 AM

When smaller companies make up the biggest ranking

Hollee Keller
Editorial Research Coordinator
Plastics News Staff
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    Sometimes more is a lot more. This year, Plastics News has 570 North American injection molders in its annual ranking. The June 22 issue of PN listed the largest of those molders. This week brings another 467 companies.

    In total, the report covers companies generating $37.2 billion in sales. This is by far our biggest ranking of the year.

    Our response rate for this report was better than expected, considering that many firms had people working at home because of COVID-19. While essential businesses were running production lines, some of the folks we'd normally talk to were not in their offices, although most had people still responding to emails as we reached out for the annual list.

    However, a few firms were left off this list this year because we simply couldn't make contact by phone, mail, email or websites. If your company is not on the list and you want to be, just send me a quick note.

    The 2019 fiscal results of our survey show the majority of firms held flat over 2018, 12 percent had declines. The interesting figure comes for those reporting increases in sales of 20 percent on average, that's a good number.

    With that in mind, let's take a look at the top spots. The * denotes figures that are a Plastics News estimate. From the top:

    • Lakeside Plastics Ltd. in Oldcastle, Ontario, $68 million.*

    • Prism Plastics Inc. in Chesterfield, Mich., $68 million.*

    • PSI Molded Plastics in Wolfeboro, N.H., $68 million.*

    • Wise Plastics Technologies Inc. of St. Charles, Ill., $65.1 million.

    • Clarion Technologies Inc. in Holland, Mich., $65 million.*

    • ITW Medical Products in Hebron, Ill., $65 million.*

    • Plastech Corp. in Rush City, Minn., $65 million.*

    • Spectrum Plastics Group in Alpharetta, Ga., $65 million.*

    • Thomson Plastics Inc. in Thomson, Ga., $65 million.*

    • Wilbert Plastic Services Inc. in Belmont, N.C., $65 million.*

    Here are the biggest movers for the year:

    • Syntech Development & Mfg. Inc. of Chino, Calif., moved up 155 spaces to land at No. 155.

    • Microplastics Inc. of St. Charles, Ill., moved up 118 spaces to rank at No. 118.

    • Intermolding Technology LLC of Des Plaines, Ill., moved up 105 spaces to No.105.

    • Metro Mold & Design Inc. of Brooklyn Park, Minn., moved up 74 spaces to end up at No. 74.

    • Sterling Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Mass., moved up 65 spaces to rank at number 65.

    • Buick LLC dba The Beadery of Hope Valley, R.I., moved up 54 spaces to No. 54.

    Welcome to the ranking

    These companies are new to our ranking:

    • Aberdeen Technologies Inc. of Carol Stream, Ill.

    • Bruin Manufacturing Co.of Marshalltown, Iowa.

    • Can Tech Precision Manufacturing Inc.of Canastota, N.Y.

    • Flight Mold and Engineering Inc.of St. Clair, Mich.

    • Grand Traverse Plastics Corp.of Williamsburg, Mich.

    • Isometric Micro Molding Inc.of New Richmond, Wis.

    • Jaco Manufacturing Co.of Berea, Ohio.

    • JW Molding Inc. of Newbury Park, Calif.

    • Millennium Plastics LLC of Clinton Township, Mich.

     

    A shout out to woman-owned molders

    These are the firms we've flagged in the ranking chart as woman-owned. If your firm is owned by a woman, and we missed you, please let us know. We also have a survey special for you as we work to pull together a dedicated directory www.plasticsnews.com//women-owned.

    • Advantage Manufacturing Inc. of Friendship, Tenn.

    • Bamar Plastics Inc. of South Bend, Ind.

    • Blue Ridge Industries Inc. of Winchester, Va.

    • Cascade Engineering Inc. of Grand Rapids, Mich.

    • Davies Molding LLC of Carol Stream, Ill.

    • Diversified Engineering & Plastics LLC of Jackson, Mich.

    • Drug Plastics Closures Inc. of Boyertown, Pa.

    • Edco Industries Inc. of Bridgeport, Conn.

    • Four Process Ltd. of Fenton, Mo.

    • Integrated Molding Solutions Inc. of Houston.

    • Matrix 4 Inc. of Woodstock, Ill.

    • Molding Concepts Inc. of Sterling Heights, Mich.

    • Mother Lode Plastics Molding Inc. dba Central Plastics & Manufacturing LLC of Tracy, Calif.

    • Plastic Parts Inc. of Union Grove, Wis.

    • Precision Tool & Mold Inc. of Clearwater, Fla.

    • Specialty Manufacturing Inc. of Saginaw, Mich.

    • Steinwall Inc. of Coon Rapids, Minn.

    • Summit Polymers Inc. of Portage, Mich.

    • Tom Smith Industries Inc. of Englewood, Ohio.

    Want more information? Visit our ranking online at www.plasticsnews.com/rankings/injection-molders. Be sure you are registered and logged to view the full listings.

    You can purchase this and other rankings in our data store at www.plasticsnews.com/data.

    If you work for a company that is missing from the ranking, we would like to include you next time. Just send a note to Hollee Keller at [email protected] or mail your information to Plastics News, P.O. Box 790, Tallmadge, Ohio 44278.

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